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Williamsport, PA vs Ames, IA

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Highlights
- Ames spends 1.5% less per student than Williamsport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.6% higher in Ames than in Williamsport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ames had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Williamsport
 Williamsport, PAAmes, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,979$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,297  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,158$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.7%1.5%
Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 12 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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